Post by el_duderino on Aug 4, 2008 20:27:27 GMT -5
(Yes, ranked #22 in the preseason polls. And yes, I still think preseason polls are the most useless thing out there)
To start, let me say that I did NOT see the now-infamous Outside the Lines report about the criminals that are the Penn State football team. There have been more than enough great players and greater human beings than we have had go wrong. Unfortunately, those guys - you know, our captains - will never get their due.
With that said, good riddance to Chris Baker and Phil Taylor - if you can't behave like grown men, you don't deserve to play for JoePa. Sure, it weakens the depth of the D-Line some, but the depth is really quite amazing that I expect no lasting impact this season.
Finally, on a positive note, undrafted free agent Rodney Kinlaw was signed today! The New York Jets had an opening (due to CB Atrell Hawkins' retirement) and decided to fill it with a Nittany Lion. And in a place where the running backs continue to be less than stellar, you never know if/when Kinlaw might actually make it into a game.
Prior to the season (under 4 weeks away now), I will post my expectations for this year's team. I mean, I could wait until after the exhibition game that is Coastal Carolina on the 30th, but I figure fair is fair. Hopefully I'll get to see them live at least twice this season (planning on at least Michigan State, and looking at either Oregon State or Illinois).
To start, let me say that I did NOT see the now-infamous Outside the Lines report about the criminals that are the Penn State football team. There have been more than enough great players and greater human beings than we have had go wrong. Unfortunately, those guys - you know, our captains - will never get their due.
With that said, good riddance to Chris Baker and Phil Taylor - if you can't behave like grown men, you don't deserve to play for JoePa. Sure, it weakens the depth of the D-Line some, but the depth is really quite amazing that I expect no lasting impact this season.
Finally, on a positive note, undrafted free agent Rodney Kinlaw was signed today! The New York Jets had an opening (due to CB Atrell Hawkins' retirement) and decided to fill it with a Nittany Lion. And in a place where the running backs continue to be less than stellar, you never know if/when Kinlaw might actually make it into a game.
Prior to the season (under 4 weeks away now), I will post my expectations for this year's team. I mean, I could wait until after the exhibition game that is Coastal Carolina on the 30th, but I figure fair is fair. Hopefully I'll get to see them live at least twice this season (planning on at least Michigan State, and looking at either Oregon State or Illinois).
